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On the recordSeptember 8, 1960
I know this Nation can afford them - and you know this Nation cannot afford to be without them.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Rear Platform Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Fresno, CA - 'Pathways to Peace' - (Advance Release Text)

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